The next day Peter had gone with Quartermain to the PDNY building and met with Captain Jefferson Morales, "a part of me expected you to show up in costume Mr Parker." Jefferson had said to Peter after shaking his head upon greeting them and Peter gave a smile. "I am not sure I am ready for this but let's go see who is apparently another Earth version of my brother." Jefferson said after sighing as Peter readied himself as he followed him to the interrogation room where dressed in his orange jumpsuit and seated at the table in handcuffs smirking was Aaron Davis.
"Have to say Jefferson, I was didn't expect to find you that you were a cop but I can't say that I am surprised since you went straight in my Earth as well." Jefferson said as Jefferson kept himself looking professionally as they both sat down on the chairs. "What was it like pretty much having to act as an enforcer for the law of the jungle as dictated by King Tony Stark? The ultimate symbol of the privileged capitalist who cut the bull and took over the world? How did you sleep at night* because my Jefferson hated the Avengers and all the Superhumans for all the trouble they cause. Do you feel that you are getting your soul back after selling it to the devil?" Davis asked smirking with Peter feeling like he was going to have to stop Jefferson from attacking Davis.
Jefferson glared at him and said "Mr Davis, you asked to see me for your interrogation and if you continue to try and provoke me then I will be leaving before I can't stop myself." Davis kept his smirk as he shrugged. "Anything you would like to say about the Earth you came from? Are you acting as the Prowler on your Earth and you said that you have Avengers on your Earth?" Jefferson asked as Davis sighed.
"I became so good at what I did that I got this suit and gadgets from employers, I took the name Prowler from how they say that I prowled through the security of the places I robbed. Plus yeah, we had Avengers and we had Parker as Spider-Man as well only older." Davis answered and turned to Peter making Peter feel uneasy about what he was going to say. "I want to point that that I used 'had', the world only found out you were Spider-Man when they announced your death to the whole world." Davis said with Peter feeling white in the face.
He always did fear that one day his Parker Luck would run out and there would be one bad guy that would get lucky or the dangers of the mask catching up to him, it seemed that it caught up to the Peter on Davis' Earth. He had gotten uncomfortable chills from the idea.
"Saw the funeral on TV with Mayor Fisk, your aunt and your widow Felicia Hardy and what is with you and having scored women out of your league Parker? I tried to rob her family's home but it never worked out, a black cat kept getting in the way." Davis said as Peter wondered what he meant by a black cat and he heard about the wealthy Hardy family and their Hardy Foundation plus he hated hearing Mayor Fisk. "You had a legacy left behind Parker and it was a legacy that was being carried by a new Spider-Man. Imagine my shock when I realised that it was Miles my own nephew donning the new suit. " Davis carried on shocking Jefferson.
"Miles? He became Spider-Man in your Earth?" Jefferson asked alarmed and Peter asked who Miles is. "My son, a bright kid and certainly not old enough to be going out in masks." Jefferson explained to Peter as Davis smirked.
"Come on Parker here and on my Earth wasn't even old enough to drive when they got bit. I tried to take him under my wing and to be my new partner but unfortunately he bought into the great power and great responsibility bull that had been put into his head when he went to see Parker's aunt." Davis continued on as Peter glaring at him silently warning him to watch what he said about his Aunt.
If she lived and he died...
"I thought that I was your only role model then you could be convinced, I had you and your wife hostage as leverage against Miles. He went in being hero and a shot went off getting to you Jefferson before he could have saved you. Yeah I am looking at two dead men and my Jefferson died hating his son without knowing it." Davis said smirking shocking them both. "Tell me Parker, has Miles come to you asking for advice?" Davis asked looking casual.
"Miles doesn't have spider powers here." Jefferson said making Davis laugh. "You find this amusing?" Jefferson asked as Davis nodded.
"Guess what Jefferson; Miles told me that he had gotten bitten by his spider and gained powers but didn't want to use them. Why didn't he? Because there already was a Spider-Man! He got his powers weeks before Spider-Man died. So tell me Jefferson, how could you be sure that he doesn't have powers and is keeping them from you?" Davis asked as Jefferson got angry and got up going for the door.
Peter then followed wanting to lighten the mood for Jefferson, "So... Your brother's doppelganger is kind of a jerk, isn't he?" Peter joked as Jefferson shook his head.
"Aaron was just like him before he decided he wanted to try and change his ways. He seems to be doing so and I have decided that I hate the man in that room because he reminds me of Aaron in the old days." Jefferson said as he went and face Peter. "Why don't you go and focus on Avengers saving the world stuff, go sling about since I am sure there are villains out there." Jefferson told Peter and he nodded going for the door.
Peter wanted to ask what he would do if it turned out his son did have powers but decided it wouldn't be the best idea.
That night Sarge wearing sunglasses and a hat along with Castle wearing a carrier vest for Scotty had arrived at a repair store and went in not knowing the figure that had been following them in a trenchcoat and hat. "Can I help you gentlemen... The Punisher?" asked the proprietor of the store an elderly man by the name of Phineas Mason but then noticed Castle.
"Not quite but I do like to punish bad guys and I think that you could help with that." Castle said smirking as Sarge came forward. "We have heard about you; worked at Stark Industries for a long time. A brilliant scientist that sought to improve the inventions there but got yourself fired when they decided that your adjustments were too dangerous. Began working for hire for the criminal underworld using the name that Stark called you before escorting you from the premises: 'the Tinkerer'. You actually did a good job of keeping yourself hidden and lying low since H-Day and your old boss becoming President." Castle said as Mason glared at them.
"I don't believe that you came over here just to reiterate who I am or my life story so what do you want?" Mason asked irritated.
"We are a group of individuals who are pulling together a break in to the Raft so that we could kill Tony Stark once and for all. We want you to help us." Sarge explained and raised an eyebrow when Mason started laughing.
"Are you serious? I have no love lost for Stark but I knew that trying to go after him after I got fired was pointless as while I am brilliant, his Iron Man technology is a whole other level. Trying to get at him in the Raft is even more impossible as it's like trying to storm Mount Olympus! I will be satisfied knowing that I am free while he will be spending the rest of his life in a cell hated by the world so I will have to turn down you offer..." Mason said as Castle grabbed him by the collar.
"Whatever made you think that we were offering anything..." Sarge asked as then the door busted open and there was Creel taking off his trenchcoat and hat smirking. He then absorbed the steel off from the store and Sarge and Castle then jumped over the desk to hide.
"The boss wanted me to tail you as he heard things about you two guys asking around wanting to find someone to break into the Raft. Handover Mason and you don't have to get hurt." Creel said only for Castle to get Scotty who was crying and give him to Sarge.
"Seriously, you brought a baby to recruit a criminal scientist? Take this from someone who has been called a supervillain but endangering an infant like this is truly villainous..." Mason ranted as Sarge came up from the desk and fired blasts from Scotty's eye as Creel screamed as the blasts melted at his face. His skin turned to normal as Castle grabbed his hand and put it n the metal desk with him unable to stop himself from using his powers turning to wood.
Sarge used a final blast from Scotty to cut him in half. "You just killed someone who has tangled with Thor and the Hulk before, who are you guys..." Mason asked in disbelief as Castle and Sarge smirked.
"We are a couple of Guys who sees costumed Superheroes for what they truly are; a disease plaguing the world. Putting the world at risk with their powers and stunts; people lose their homes, their livelihoods and even loved ones thank to their careless so called 'heroics'! Their victims are written off as collateral damage while they live it up as celebrities, someone has to stand up for the little guy and to rid the world of the problem of Superheroes. Will you help us?" Castle asked as Mason scoffed looking at the hole at the entrance of his store.
"Not that I have much choice anymore, that is sure to bring attention even if no one outside saw the blast coming from the outside. I have a secret passageway we can use to escape to another part of the city and from there you can take me to wherever your base is." Mason said showing them to the backroom and opening up the passageway door for them and closing it behind him.
In the home universe of the group known as the Guys; Tony Stark had put himself in front of the US Senate at the Capitol building for a hearing, something he put together for a sales pitch to do. He was standing with Blake, Golden Girl, Banner (the only Avengers besides Stark ) and Jessica (who was keeping silent) to discuss his proposal and had Blake and Golden Girl gave speeches saying the need for what he was proposing, Golden Girl using her acting skills to the max to give a passionate speech about having lost her good friend Captain America and hoping they could finally end the never ending battle for truth, justice and the American way.
He even almost felt something by the speech.
"That is nice Ms and we all mourn such an American icon but this proposal that Mr Stark has put through... The privacy of our citizens and civil rights it is breaking... I don't even know why we should even be discussing this." said Senator Harrington Byrd who was always a pain in the ass to Stark. Was so honest and strangely moral that Stark wondered how he got this far into politics.
The proposal by Stark was Project: Insight to use three large air carriers which could act as bases upon themselves. They would monitor the whole of the United States and use satellite signals to monitor phone and laptop signals. It was controversial even amongst the biggest supporters and fans of Iron Man in the public.
This was to be a suit of armor around the country which was what they needed, whether it impacted their precious freedoms or not!
"With all due respect Senator Byrd, my good friend was killed by a terrorist who had gotten dangerous enough with his technology that he could possibly take on Earth's mightiest heroes. With this we could take out threats before they even become threats! We could find fugitives from justice quicker and can react quicker, remember the leader of these terrorists is a dangerous man. The sergeant of the platoon commanded by the war criminal Thaddeus Ross, this man Phil Coulson managed to survive being hunted down by us for his crimes and has somehow gotten minions to help his treasonous ways." Stark said as Byrd nodded.
"We are all aware Mr Stark but how even if we allowed this authoritarian project of you to go forward, how could we trust that it will work as you suggest? You should be focused on helping to find the fugitive. We allow you to handle leading the Superhero community while allowing you to act as a one man police force with your suit weapons technology. I think that our first answer to any tragedy or incident isn't to give Tony Stark more power." Byrd said with agreements from the assembled Senate to clenched teeth from Stark.
"Hey Iron Man is the world's greatest defender and as his heir, I won't have you talk down him like that after all that he had done!" Flash Thompson said barging his way through the door in his suit with the Avengers looking worried except for Jessica who was trying not to smirk as to what Flash would be doing. "Hello suits, New York's Sensational Spider-Man here! No autographs at the moment and please try and not get any spoilers from my next movie Spider-Man: Homeworlds!" Flash shouted as he walked up to join the other Avengers.
"You were supposed to be here before the meeting and now you are half an hour later, where have you been?" Stark whispered to Flash who was trying to hide how uneasy he was feeling through his mask.
"I was talking to Patsy Walker about me having a cameo in the Hellcat movie and... I lost track of time." Flash whispered to Stark but he was easily able to read between the lines. Flash couldn't get his partying playboy lifestyle in control. While Stark enjoyed the lifestyle he knew when he had to prioritise something important and clearly Flash couldn't.
Flash struggled as the guards came to escort him out of the meeting room and soon the Senate ended discussions and it came to a vote.
Stark stormed out of the room hiding his fury; not only did his project get shut down but it wasn't even close! "Tony..." Flash said trying to sound casual but Tony grabbed his shoulder.
"I will deal with you later; you are going back to the Tower and you are going to stay unless otherwise noted." Stark whispered into his ear as calmly as he was capable of being making it clear that was an order and not a request. Happy Hogan came to escort Flash to the plane as Stark went to go somewhere to do a private call. It was clear that before he could make another attempt at a pitch; Coulson and his group must be found and dealt with. "You know the other rocks we found with that power source that Coulson stole? I want his old buddy Tarleton under nonstop surveillance and watched over to study the rock and see about using it to track Coulson and his group down." Stark said into his phone knowing that this would have to be done delicately.